Spinal Oncology Clinical Programs
Spinal Tumor Surgery Program
This program provides the full array of modern spinal surgery technology and neurosurgical expertise to minimize the side effects of surgery. Minimal access technology, endoscopy, spinal instrumentation and microscopic surgery are performed.
Spinal Radiosurgery Program
Radiosurgery for spinal tumors is a new program that brings together experts from radiation oncology and neurosurgery to deliver highly focused radiation therapy. This will allow to treat spinal tumors closer to the spinal cord and potentially minimize side effects to normal tissues.
Kyphoplasty Program
Many patients with metastatic spine disease and back pain can be treated with percutanous kyphoplasty. In particular, mulitiple myeloma patients can benefit from kyphoplasty of the vertebral body to alleviate pain.
Neuromonitoring Program
We have developed a unique sophisticated neuromonitoring program in conjunction with the neurology department. During spine and spinal cord surgery we frequently monitior various signals of the spinal cord. Transcranial motor evoked potentials (Tc-MEPs), Sensory Evoked Potentials (SEP) and new spinal cord mapping technologies are routinely used.